Importance of macroaggregate dynamics in controlling soil carbon stabilization: short-term effects of physical disturbance induced by dry–wet cycles

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (15) ◽  
pp. 2145-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolien Denef ◽  
Johan Six ◽  
Keith Paustian ◽  
Roel Merckx
2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (23) ◽  
pp. 11399-11406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Machrafi ◽  
F.-P. Chalifour ◽  
J. Wamegni ◽  
C. J. Beauchamp

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate M. Buckeridge ◽  
Kelly E. Mason ◽  
Niall P. McNamara ◽  
Nick Ostle ◽  
Jeremy Puissant ◽  
...  

Abstract There is an emerging consensus that microbial necromass carbon is the primary constituent of stable soil carbon, yet the controls on the stabilization process are unknown. Prior to stabilization, microbial necromass may be recycled by the microbial community. We propose that the efficiency of this recycling is a critical determinant of soil carbon stabilization rates. Here we explore the controls on necromass recycling efficiency in 27 UK grassland soils using stable isotope tracing and indicator species analysis. We found that recycling efficiency was unaffected by land management. Instead, recycling efficiency increased with microbial growth rate on necromass, and was highest in soils with low historical precipitation. We identified bacterial and fungal indicators of necromass recycling efficiency, which could be used to clarify soil carbon stabilization mechanisms. We conclude that environmental and microbial controls have a strong influence on necromass recycling, and suggest that this, in turn, influences soil carbon stabilization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang‐Hui Yu ◽  
Fu‐Sheng Sun ◽  
Liu Yang ◽  
Xin‐Hua He ◽  
Matthew L. Polizzotto

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1233-1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Silveira ◽  
C. B. Brandani ◽  
M. M. Kohmann ◽  
J. E. Erickson ◽  
J. Reyes‐Cabrera ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 1192-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feike A. Dijkstra ◽  
Sarah E. Hobbie ◽  
Johannes M. H. Knops ◽  
Peter B. Reich

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